Prior to founding Dioxide Materials, Rich helped found Tekion,
a developer of fuel cells for portable electronics and
Cbana Laboratories a homeland security company.
Both are now independent companies with professional management. Both are now independent companies with professional management.
Rich played a key role in each company in four ways: leading initial technology development; developing Fortune 500 partners; helping to hire management and fundraising.
These two companies raised approximately $5 million of grant funding and about $30 million of VC and Angel financing.
From 1996-1999 Rich was CEO of Masel Industries
launching hundreds of new products and leading to the acquisition of Masel Industries by a
major customer.

Mike Yoder, Operations Manager

Mike Yoder serves as Operations Manager. He has over 10 years of experience in manufacturing and
operations management. Most recently he managed manufacturing operations for iCyt Mission Technology-a biotechnology
company that designs and manufactures high end cell analysis and sorting instrumentation. He has experience working
on multiple products from initial design and prototyping to commercial release and production,
including sophisticated research and analysis instruments.

Maria Gainer, Business Development Specialist

Maria Gainer serves as New Business Development Specialist in Florida and has over 25 years of sales,
marketing and management experience. Most recently she managed a Sales Acquisition team for a leading
independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure across North, Central and South America.
She developed highly effective sales programs and led the sales team in negotiating multi-million dollar sales volumes
with record results for the company year after year. She has experience working with various industries with a
proven ability to lead organizations and grow new markets.